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Inna Luzanac
About
Inna Luzanac is an accomplished and multi-talented professional possessing over 30 years of proven expertise in the area of piano solo performance, piano instruction, chamber music, all aspects of music theory, harmony, and history instruction.
She holds a Master’s degree in piano performance, pedagogy and chamber music from the Lviv State Conservatory and a Bachelor of music degree from S. Krushelnytska school of music in Ukraine. This is a school specializing in instrumental music that combines regular academic subjects with an intensive training of an instrument, music theory, solfeggio, harmony, piano performance, chamber ensemble and choral training.
Inna was a University of Alberta Augustana faculty professor for over 25 years teaching undergraduate students preparing them for 3 rd and 4 th year graduating recitals(performance and comprehensive stream) Presently Inna is teaching at Alberta College MacEwan University. She is also an adjudicator and master class clinician. Inna believes that lessons must be an inspiration that every student can take home with them. Her education and performing experience combined with her welcoming and friendly nature allows students to gain a strong foundation in technique, build resilience in overcoming technical challenges, embrace their unique musical expressions, develop confidence to achieve their goals, and find joy from individualized lessons. Inna believes that to arrive at the best results, every student deserves an individual approach.
A native of Ukraine and a Canadian citizen, Inna Luzanac has enjoyed a dynamic musical career as a concert pianist, accompanist, adjudicator, and teacher. Her solo and chamber music appearances include performances throughout Italy, Poland, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Ukraine, and Canada. The highlights are – performance of Saint-Saens Concerto no.5 as a soloist with the Lviv Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra at the age of 16. The most notable performance includes a live performance and private audience for Pope John Paul II in Rome, Italy.
Throughout her career she has also worked with choirs as a rehearsal and concert accompanist with Polytechnic University choir in Ukraine, University of Alberta’s Augustana faculty choral union and Camrose community choir.
Currently, Inna Luzanac is residing in Edmonton and maintaining a full piano studio. Her students have received first class honors and medals in RCM exams and have been recognized through awards and scholarships at the local and provincial music festivals, competitions and master classes. In 2017, one of Inna’s students was awarded the highest mark in Canada for her Associate exam from Conservatory Canada.
Lessons
Inna teaches private piano and theory lessons online and in-person at the Alberta College Campus on Thursdays and Saturdays. Lessons are available for ages 4 to adult from beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.
Request lessons with Inna to discuss availability and rates.
Education
- Diploma (Piano Performance, Pedagogy), Lviv State Conservatory, Ukraine
- Diploma (Concert Master), S. Krushelnytska Music School, Ukraine
Performances / compositions / recordings
- The Saint-Saëns Concert #5 as soloist with the Lviv Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra in Lviv, Ukraine in 1985
- Performances on Vatican Radio in Rome, Italy, including a live performance for Pope John Paul II
- Solo concert in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1995
- Concert Master and Accompanist for the State Polytechnical Institute of Lviv Choir which toured in Italy, Poland, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Estonia and Ukraine
Awards / grants / fellowships
- First place in Lviv School of Music Piano Competition in 1977